Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124667304 - Thermal Engineering Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 124667304

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/04/1998

Site Address:
Thermal Engineering Corporation
2741 The Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29209

Mailing Address:
P O Box 868, Columbia, SC 29202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3567

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/13/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362625899

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
Current Penalty	$650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$650
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	10012 A	09/02/1998	09/08/1998	$650	$1,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200370120

Event: 07/28/1998

Employee's arm fractured when metal rack overturns

At approximately 9:25 a.m. on July 28, 1998, Employee #1 cleaning up the outside yard area. He was removing metal products when he took away a piece of metal that was stabilizing a 75 1/2 in. high by 97 1/2 in. long intermittent rack used inside the facility to support the metal products as they were being manufactured. The approximately 300 lb rack fell over on Employee #1, fracturing his arm. The metal racks were not being stored properly in the outside yard.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CLEANING, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, ARM, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124667304			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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